Talisker 12-year-old Friends of the Classic Malts
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Talisker |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 45.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
셰리 캐스크의 영향이 이 탈리스커 12년의 바닷가 연기에 둥근 단맛을 더한다. 스카이 섬에서 빚은 이 보틀링은 코끝에 모닥불 연기와 후추, 옅은 말린 과일 향을 차례로 드러낸다. 45.8도의 도수가 입안에서 훈연과 흑설탕, 짭짤한 미네랄을 단단하게 채우고 탈리스커 특유의 강한 후추 자극이 그 결을 관통한다. 짙은 황금빛 잔 너머로 연기와 소금기의 여운이 길고 뜨겁게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
apricot
air Nose
the wine is much more obvious than in the DE, and I must confess that this is much less my style. I think that just like at many other distilleries, the combination of peaty whisky with red wine is a very tricky one, and that balance is extremely hard to achieve. The result is quick to become too leathery, or too farmy, or rubbery, or too bubblegummy, or simply dissonant or dirty-ish. I’m not saying that’s completely the case here, but again, I like the latest DE, or the new Storm, or the regular 10 years old better. Now, maybe the palate will tell us a different story? After fifteen minutes, some nicer chocolaty notes come through
restaurant Palate
how difficult to assess! I’ve never come across something that was that cask-influenced at Diageo’s (right, I haven’t tried everything of course). It’s an extremely bizarre whisky, at times liqueury, at times very orangey, at times hugely gingery (not to mention all the cardamom!)… Some parts are interesting or even nice (this peppery lemon) but others are, well, new to me. Between red pepper and… chilli and tomato sauce? Peppered honey? Cherry stem tea? Rubber bands? Chervil? Tarragon infused in curaçao? I’m compleeeeeetely lost here
timer Finish
long, quite acrid and green